BigStewMan Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 25 minutes ago, DizRotus said: Melville big? Maritime themed. @BigStewMan it's a big book about nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 You're confused with Seinfeld. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 7 minutes ago, BigStewMan said: they just like to show off ... "ooh, look at me, I can read." Oh yeah. And god forbid that literacy is praised. Next thing you know you will be accused of being a communist. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 16 minutes ago, oldtimer said: Californians like Steinbeck. I pity the fools who like Steinbeck over Faulkner. So tell me Diz, who do you prefer? That’s like asking if I prefer cold filtered water or a good IPA. The answer is yes. We live west of Coolidge and east of Eton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 OK. Steinbeck sucks, as do IPA's. You do realize where IPA's trace their heritage? It's decidedly not American. Hell, at least Steinbeck is. Are you sure you are not talking about Flint water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 IPA=Imperialist Pig Ale 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssh Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 I think he's as confused about nothing as was Laurence Stern. Steinbeck has his place, but it's definitely under Faulkner. SSH 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 You guys and your book things...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 Just now, CECAA850 said: You guys and your book things...... Sorry. Everyone has different skills here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 literature is something I cannot even fake a convo in. What I might know isn't because I read the book I get more out of tech manual. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 You are old enough now to take some time, to become educated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted March 7, 2020 Moderators Share Posted March 7, 2020 Educated can have many different meanings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 No, it all adds up to a total. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted March 7, 2020 Moderators Share Posted March 7, 2020 Yes It does but literature is just one part, probably the most under rated overall. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 So there you go. It's underrated. Sad observation of the times, since few seem to read anymore, and others actively disdain the act. It is a cognitive denial of wisdom. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 One the best educated presidents, definitely the best writer among the presidents, lacked a formal education past the fourth grade. That didn’t stop him from being referenced by Shirley Ellis. The name game. Shirley! Shirley, Shirley Bo-ber-ley, bo-na-na fanna Fo-fer-ley. fee fi mo-mer-ley, Shirley! Lincoln! Lincoln, Lincoln. bo-bin-coln… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 He read a lot of books. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Just now, oldtimer said: He read a lot of books. Precisely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, DizRotus said: Lincoln! Lincoln, Lincoln. bo-bin-coln… ah, that Bo Bincoln -- now there was a president. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Thank You, J. Wilkes Booth! Sic semper Tyrannis!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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